U.S. ASSISTANT SECRETARY DR. PHILIP GORDON VISITS ARMENIA
ArmInfo
2009-06-05 13:12:00
ArmInfo. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Dr. Philip
Gordon will arrive in Armenia on June 9 with a regional visit.
As the press service of the USA Embassy in Armenia reports, the purpose
of the visit is to discuss regional and bilateral issues. During his
visit, Dr.
Gordon will meet with government officials, civil society
representatives, and other local figures. Following his trip to
Armenia, Dr. Gordon will visit Georgia and Azerbaijan.
This is Dr. Gordon’s first visit to the South Caucasus as Assistant
Secretary. He assumed office on May 15, 2009, replacing Daniel
Fried. Before joining the State Department, Dr. Gordon was a Senior
Fellow from 2000-2009 at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC,
where he focused on European and U.S. foreign policy issues. Prior to
joining Brookings, Dr. Gordon served as Director for European Affairs
at the National Security Council in the Clinton Administration.